soaring — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.

Adjective

1. assurgent, ascending

   Usage

   • Figurative
   • sometimes

   Examples

   Soaring fuel prices make U.S. energy policy one of the hottest issues of the presidential campaign

Adjective

1. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

   Examples

   soaring prices

2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

   Synonyms

   eminentloftytowering

   Examples

   an eminent peak

   lofty mountains

   More examples (2)

   the soaring spires of the cathedral

   towering icebergs

Noun

1. the activity of flying a glider

   Synonyms

   glideglidingsailplaningsailing

   Broader terms

   flightflying